Num 10:29-33 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Num 10:29-32: 10:29-32 After the trek toward Paran had begun, Moses took the practical step of asking his brother-in-law, Hobab (cp. Judg 4:11 ), to join the Israelites as their guide (literally to serve as Israel’s eyes ) and so to share in their promised blessings. As a Midianite shepherd, Hobab knew the routes and possible sources of food and water in this region of the Sinai Peninsula. • Reuel the Midianite: See profile for Jethro (Reuel) at end of chapter. • my own land and family: Midian was probably in northwestern Arabia. Judges 1:16 suggests that Hobab accepted the appeal.

a10:29-32►

bJudg 4:11►

cJudges 1:16►

d10:33►

eGen 22:14►

fPs 24:3►

gIsa 2:3►

hZech 8:3►

‏ Numbers 10:29-33

Summary for Num 10:29-32: 10:29-32 ^a After the trek toward Paran had begun, Moses took the practical step of asking his brother-in-law, Hobab (cp. Judg 4:11 ^b), to join the Israelites as their guide (literally to serve as Israel’s eyes) and so to share in their promised blessings. As a Midianite shepherd, Hobab knew the routes and possible sources of food and water in this region of the Sinai Peninsula.

• Reuel the Midianite: See profile for Jethro (Reuel) at end of chapter.

• my own land and family: Midian was probably in northwestern Arabia. Judges 1:16 ^c suggests that Hobab accepted the appeal.
10:33 ^d The mountain of the Lord refers here to Mount Sinai; elsewhere the expression refers to Mount Moriah or Zion in Jerusalem (Gen 22:14 ^e; Ps 24:3 ^f; Isa 2:3 ^g; Zech 8:3 ^h).